Notre Dame at Oklahoma
Saturday, September 26, 1953 Share
No. 1 Notre Dame beat No. 6 Oklahoma 28–21. It was their second meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 2–0 as played.
FinalHigh 98°F, low 65°FAttendance 59,461
On the newsreel
- OKLAHOMA BOWS TO IRISH 28-21Notre Dame meets the Oklahoma Sooners in a thrill-packed grid battle. The Fighting Irish run wild in the third quarter to sew up the game, 28-21
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Oklahoma 62% to win. Notre Dame won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Notre Dame–Oklahoma gameOfficially, Notre Dame leads 8–2; as played, 9–2 in 11 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 2013 | Oklahoma 35, Notre Dame 21 | |
| 2012 | Notre Dame 30, Oklahoma 13 | |
| 1999 | Notre Dame 34, Oklahoma 30 | |
| 1968 | Notre Dame 45, Oklahoma 21 | |
| 1966 | Notre Dame 38, Oklahoma 0 | |
| 1962 | Notre Dame 13, Oklahoma 7 |
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gameat PurdueOct. 3, 1953
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1953
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Oklahoma
- Next gameat PittsburghOct. 3, 1953
- SeasonOklahoma in 1953
- ProgramOklahoma history and records